《The Role of Courts in Society》

Preface The ContributorsChapter 1.Professor Shimon Shetreet,Introduction1

Part Ⅰ:The Role of the Judiciary in Crisis Periods7

Chapter 2.Professor Peter Hogg,Necessity in Manitoba:The Role of Courts in Crisis and Formative Periods.7

Chapter 3.Dr.C.F.Forsyth,The South African Judiciary in Times of Crisis.25

Chapter 4.The Hon.Giuseppe Federico Mancini,The Impact of Terrorism on the Italian Judiciary.36

Chapter 5.Wouter De Vos,The Challenge Facing the South African Judiciary:Further Comments.43

Chapter 6.Dr.Xenophon J.Paparrigopoulos,The Role of Courts Crisis and Transition Periods:Courts as Image Makers68

Part Ⅱ:The Duties and Limits of Judicial Function79

Chapter 7.Professor Mauro Cappelletti,The Expanding Role of Judicial Review in Modern Societies.79

Chapter 8.Professor Dr.Peter Arens,Recent Trends in German Jurisdiction:The Transfer of Political and Administrative Duties to the Courts.97

Chapter 9.Professor Dr.Walther J.Habscheid,Election,Status and Responsibility of the Judiciary in Switzerland.127

Chapter 10.The Hon.Justice Moshe Landau,Judicial Review and Judicial Self-Restraint:Israel Perspectives142

Part Ⅲ:The Judiciary in the Constitutional System149

Chapter 11. Professor Norman Redlich,Judges as Instruments of Democracy.149

Chapter 12.Professor Shimon Shetreet,Reflections on the Contemporary Trends of Judicial Role in Israeli Society.158

Chapter 13.Professor Savelly Zilberstein,Judicial Review of Court Decisions by Extraordinary Appeal to the Supreme Court of Rumania.168

Chapter 14.Professor Nikolaus Klamaris,Constitutional Guarantees of Due Process in Greece.180

Chapter 15. Professor Burt Neuborne,The Origin of Rights:Constitutionalism,the Stork and the Democratic Dilemma.187

Part Ⅳ:External and Internal Influences on Judges208

Chapter 16.Professor Robert B.McKay,Appointments and Disappointments:Judicial Selection in Federal Courts208

Chapter 17.Professor John Hogarth,Computers as an Aid to Sentencing.217

Chapter 18.Professor Dr.Walther J.Habscheid,The Selection of Judges to German Federal Constitutional Court and to the Supreme Federal Courts the Federal Republic of Germany.230

Chapter 19.Professor Shmuel Shilo,The Role of Judges in Jewish Law.235

Part Ⅴ:The Role of Other Law Officers in the Legal Process244

Chapter 20.Dr.Elizabeth A.Thompson and Professor Robert S.Thompson Research Staff at Appellate Courts:Function,Personalities and Ethical Restraints.244

Chapter 21.Professor Itzhak Zamir,The Role of the Attorney General in Crisis Periods;The Israeli Shin Bei Affair.271

Chapter 22.The Hon Giuseppe Federico Mancini The Role of the Public Prosecutor in Italy.283

Part Ⅵ:Meeting the Challenges of Expeditious Justice295

Chapter 23.Professor Marc Galanter,A Settlement Judge,Not a Trial Judge:Judicial Mediation in the United States.295

Chapter 24.Professor Philip Shuchman,The Writing and Reporting of Judicial Opinions.319

Part Ⅶ:The Role of Judges in Extra-Judicial Activities334

Chapter 25.Professor Dr.Hilmar Fenge,Political Activities of Judges and their Legal Consequences:The Case of West Germany.334

Chapter 26.Dr.Zeev Segal,Judges as Chairmen of Commisions of Inquiry.342

Chapter 27.The Hon.Stuart S.Purvis,Extra-Judicial Activities:The Canadian Experience.356

Part Ⅷ:International Courts366

Chapter 28.Professor Thomas Franck,The United States and the Historic Idea of a World Court.366

Chapter 29.Dr.Ami Barav,The Court of Justice of the European Communities.390

Chapter 30.The Hon.Marco Darmon,The Role of the Advocate General in the Court of Justice of the European Communities.425

Part Ⅸ:Courts in Society:General Analysis439

Chapter 31.The Hon.Justice Harry A.Blackmun,Justice and Society.439

Chapter 32.The Hon.Justice Aharon Barak,Constitutional Law Without a Constitution:The Role of The Judiciary448

Chapter 33.Professor Shimon Shetreet,Judging in Society:The Changing Role of Courts.467

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